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The provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974
Rehabilitation
periods
Exclusions
Excluded jobs
Data
protection provisions
Access to criminal
records
Safeguarding children and
vulnerable adults
Summary
1.712
- Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, a conviction becomes 'spent'
after the elapse of a defined period of time, allowing a job applicant to be
treated for most purposes as if his or her conviction had never occurred. (See
1.714 The provisions of the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974)
- Job applicants are in most cases permitted to conceal details
relating to spent convictions from a prospective employer.
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